Skiles Ce
Operator of record for 378 catalogued wells across 2 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: SKILES, C E · SKILES, C E INC · SKILES, C E, INC · SKILES, C.E. · …
At a glance
Skiles Ce is the operator of record for 378 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 2 states. 56 (15%) are active, 282 (75%) plugged & abandoned and 7 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Illinois, with 274 wells (72% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
378
Active
56
Plugged
282
Orphaned
7
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 274 |
| Kentucky | 104 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 184
- Gas wells
- 0
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 15%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Skiles Ce operate?
Skiles Ce's catalogued wells are spread across 2 states: Illinois (274) and Kentucky (104). Its 274 Illinois wells are 0.2% of the 174,478 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Skiles Ce’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
15% of Skiles Ce's catalogued wells are active, 14 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 75% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 7 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Skiles Ce operate?
By product class, 184 (49%) are oil wells and 0 (0%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Browning Fred 1 in White, IL at 3,400 ft. The wells listed below sit in White (IL), Wayne (IL) and Hamilton (IL). State filings spell the name 7 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Skiles Ce
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Fred 1 | 12-193-01722 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,400 ft |
| Powers John W 1 | 12-193-05014 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | White, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,333 ft |
| Adams Katherine 3 | 12-191-06011 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,300 ft |
| Talbert 1 | 12-191-00687 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,293 ft |
| Bruggen Emma 1 | 12-193-01753 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,260 ft |
| Davis Albert 1 | 12-065-02869 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,203 ft |
| Mezo Nancy 1 | 12-065-02876 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Hamilton, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,195 ft |
| Lowe Chas M 1 | 12-191-01373 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Wayne, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,192 ft |
| Williams B B Etal 1 | 12-193-03234 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,183 ft |
| Adams K 2 | 12-191-06010 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,173 ft |
| West Geff Unit 1 | 12-191-03977 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Wayne, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,161 ft |
| Dagley Lowell 1 | 12-193-01367 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | White, IL | Skiles, C. E., Inc. | 3,137 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Skiles Ce operate?
Skiles Ce is the operator of record for 378 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Illinois (274). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Skiles Ce's wells are still active?
56 of Skiles Ce's catalogued wells are active; 282 are plugged & abandoned and 7 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Skiles Ce operate wells?
Skiles Ce is the operator of record for wells in Illinois (274) and Kentucky (104).
Does Skiles Ce operate mostly oil or gas wells?
184 of Skiles Ce's catalogued wells are oil wells and 0 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Skiles Ce's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Browning Fred 1 in White, IL is the deepest at 3,400 ft.
Where Skiles Ce's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Skiles Ce — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/skiles-ce-66636 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).